Akpan who was charged with defilement pleaded not guilty to the charges leveled against him, NAN reports.
The prosecution counsel, ASP Nurudeen Thomas, while presenting the case told the court that the defendant committed the offense on July 15, at 10 a.m. at his residence in Bariga, Lagos. He alleged that Akpan tricked the minor into following him home to collect money for the fish he bought. According to him, the offense contravened the provisions of Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
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